Some in the cryptocurrency space find this news alarming, specifically because
it centralizes Ethereum mining — which has historically been dominated by GPUs.
Not exact matches
For example, the bitcoin
mining network is now also seen as much more
centralized than
ethereum's, despite the fact that certain
ethereum mining pools currently account for larger percentages of its network's hashing power when compared to bitcoin.
It is clear that
Ethereum is currently at a crossroads — and the community must soon decide whether or not the risks of a hard fork outweigh those of letting Bitmain potentially
centralize the ETH
mining market.
Ethereum uses a Ghost Protocol that fends off the use of
centralized pool
mining.